| The Diary of an Ennuyee (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Jameson, Anna Brownell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406526932 ISBN-13: 9781406526936 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: First published in 1826, this is the first work by the noted Victorian author, Anna Brownell Jameson. At sixteen years of age, Anna became governess in the family of Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester. In 1821 she was engaged to Robert Jameson. The engagement was broken off, and Anna Murphy accompanied a young pupil to Italy, writing in a fictitious character a narrative of what she saw and did. She gave this diary to a bookseller on condition of receiving a guitar if he secured any profits. Colburn ultimately published it as The Diary of an Ennuye (1826), which attracted much attention. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 196 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 1826, this is the first work by the noted Victorian author, Anna Brownell Jameson. At sixteen years of age, Anna became governess in the family of Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester. In 1821 she was engaged to Robert Jameson. The engagement was broken off, and Anna Murphy accompanied a young pupil to Italy, writing in a fictitious character a narrative of what she saw and did. She gave this diary to a bookseller on condition of receiving a guitar if he secured any profits. Colburn ultimately published it as The Diary of an Ennuy e (1826), which attracted much attention. |
